Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2036
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَجُلاً، يَسْتَغْفِرُ لأَبَوَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ فَقُلْتُ : أَتَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُمَا وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ فَقَالَ أَوَلَمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لأَبِيهِ . فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَنَزَلَتْ { وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لأَبِيهِ إِلاَّ عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ } .
Ishaq ibn Mansur informed us, saying: ‘Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu al-Khalil, from ‘Ali, who said: I heard a man seeking forgiveness for his parents, who were polytheists. I asked him, ‘Are you seeking forgiveness for them even though they are polytheists?’ He replied, ‘Did Ibrahim not seek forgiveness for his father?’ I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and told him about it. Then this verse was revealed: ‘Abraham’s seeking forgiveness for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him.’
Translation notes
The English witness appends the grade ‘Daif’; the Arabic passage does not include this label.
قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَجُلاً،
The English witness appends a hadith grade absent from the Arabic passage.
Should this witness-only grade be retained in the translated record?